(a) 
Parking time for commercial vehicles, camp trailers, trailer coaches, house cars, trailer-mounted boats, recreational vehicles, and trailers (both attached and unattached) is limited to no more than five cumulative hours within a twenty-four consecutive hour period on all public streets, public alleys, public parking lots, and public parking structures. A vehicle listed in this section shall not be permitted to park up to five hours in one location and then move and park five hours in another location within a twenty-four consecutive hour period; the five cumulative-hour limit shall be inclusive of all parking in multiple locations listed in this section within a twenty-four consecutive hour period.
(b) 
Any vehicle parked in violation of this chapter may be removed and stored until such time as the vehicle is claimed by the registered owner or his/her designated representative. The cost of removing and storing the vehicle shall be borne by the registered owner.
(c) 
The city manager, or his/her designee, may at his/her sole discretion issue a temporary permit to allow a vehicle to park in excess of the maximum time limit imposed by this chapter. The permit shall state the additional days and time the vehicle may be parked. The city shall charge a reasonable fee for the issuance of such a permit, and no such permit shall be valid for a period longer than seventy-two consecutive hours. No more than two such permits shall be issued to any particular vehicle in a calendar year.
(d) 
The city manager may designate public parking lots or structures where vehicles listed in subsection (a) of this section may park in excess of the maximum time limit imposed by this chapter.
(e) 
Exceptions. The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to the following vehicles:
(1) 
Any commercial vehicle parked for the purpose of making active pickups or deliveries of persons, goods, wares or merchandise from or to any building or structure, or for the purpose of actively delivering materials to be used in the bona fide repair, alteration, remodeling or construction of any building or structure for which a valid and current building permit has been issued;
(2) 
Any vehicle used by a municipality, public agency or public utility while necessarily used in the performance of their duties;
(3) 
Commercial pickup trucks or vans with a rated carrying capacity of one ton or less.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1508 § 1, 2009; Ord. 1538 § 1, 2010)
The following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter:
"Commercial vehicle," "camp trailer," "trailer coach," "house car," and "trailer"
shall have the meanings as set forth in the California Vehicle Code.
"Recreational vehicle"
shall have the meaning set forth in the California Health and Safety Code.
(Ord. 1081 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1425 §§ 1, 2, 2003; Ord. 1508 § 2, 2009; Ord. 1538 § 1, 2010)